Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than three million foreign tourists in the first seven months of the year, up 30.3% on-year, achieving 51.4% of this year’s set target, according to figures released by its Department of Tourism.

The number of international tourists showed significant growth during the period.

Immediate efforts are required from the outset of the year to ensure that 2024 will be a year of accelerated and robust economic development.

The capital city of Hanoi won the “Asia's Best Emerging Culinary City 2023” title at the World Culinary Awards 2023 last October, demonstrating the attraction of Vietnamese cuisine to international tourists.

Although attracting 18 million foreign travelers in 2024 is a challenging task, especially with the declining number of Chinese travelers, the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) believes the task is feasible.

Vietnam’s tourism has recorded growth in 2023 but recovery has been slow, and pre-pandemic tourism figures have not been reached.

Many resort real estate firms are in distress as resorts receive few guests amid signs of resort oversupply.

Returning to Vietnam for the 14th time for a journey scheduled to last one month, a traveler from Australia was impressed by the delicious food and vibrant life in Da Nang, Hanoi and HCM City.

Under the national statistical survey program, Vietnam will collect information about foreign travelers’ total spending and major expenses when staying in the country.

Trung and Nhung, a Vietnamese couple, on the way to travel across Vietnam on Tet holiday, saw a foreigner who was facing troubles because of strong winds in Ninh Thuan.

In 2024, Vietnam's tourism revenues are expected to reach US$11 billion, which will surpass the pre-pandemic amount of $10.8 billion in 2019.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam increased sharply in the last months of 2022.

Vietnam’s tourism industry should not focus on the number of tourists but the revenue it earns, experts have said.

With a population of 1.4 billion, India has emerged as a market for Vietnam’s tourism after the absence of Chinese travelers.

Foreign cruise ships have returned to Vietnam. The ‘western streets’ of Ta Hien in Hanoi and Bui Vien in HCM City are full of tourists on weekends.

The central region is making a strong contribution to the tourism industry, becoming more popular with foreign travelers.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was 1.65 million in January-September 2022, while the yearly target is 5 million, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The program will preserve and promote traditional cultural values.

International visitors to the country reached 954,600 during the opening seven months of the year, representing a 10-fold increase compared to the same period from last year, according to figures revealed by the General Statistics Office (GSO).